Six people, including two children, have been injured in an explosion at a McDonaldÂ’s restaurant in central St. Petersburg, the Interfax news agency reported Sunday. Four people were shell-shocked, one was hospitalized with burns and one more with cut wounds inflicted by fragments, the ambulance said.
A bomb went off in a McDonalds at the corner of Nevsky Prospekt and Rubinshtein Street at 8.17 pm, Sunday, St. Petersburg police reported. The type of the explosive device is yet to be determined. The blast brought down the ceiling and broke all the windows.
Eight fire units, ten ambulance cars and 100 police officers are working at the site. The area has been cordoned off. |